Example sentences of "speak [adv] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why I wo n't speak up for fat people ’ by She-Devil star Julie T Wallace |
| 2 | WHY I WO N'T SPEAK UP FOR FAT PEOPLE ! |
| 3 | It seems to err in moving the death of Archbishop Lyfing to 1019 ( C and E together speak strongly for 1020 ) , but D adds that his other name was Ælfstan and that he was very firm in counsel whether in matters of church or state . |
| 4 | Mr Gysi has spoken out for sweeping political and economic reforms and has acted as lawyer for the opposition New Forum . |
| 5 | Although at the local level we will be pursuing similar objectives , when it comes tot he wider national issues , it will be CPRW that speaks out for those who not only care about the Park , but also see it as a special part of a special country . |
| 6 | My hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow , Maryhill ( Mrs. Fyfe ) spoke eloquently for social justice and said how the Prime Minister had been bounced into supporting the poll tax . |
| 7 | HEARTS ' John Robertson yesterday spoke up for all the members of Scotland 's impromptu squad to face Germany when he railed against any suggestion that the side who will tonight take on the world champions at Ibrox is made up of ‘ second class citizens ’ . |
| 8 | Belfast loyalists did not vote for Seawright because he wanted to burn Catholics but because he lived in a council flat , spoke up for those loyalists who tried to kill IRA men , and was not prepared to abandon working-class Protestants in order to appear respectable . |
| 9 | THE businesswoman who spoke out for thousands of Britain 's entrepreneurs when she accused the Tories of betraying them , yesterday told Norman Lamont what he should be saying today . |
| 10 | THE businesswoman who spoke out for thousands of Britain 's entrepreneurs when she accused the Tories of betraying them , yesterday told Norman Lamont what he should be saying today . |
| 11 | The long-term aim is to develop a network of groups and individuals who are prepared to speak out for democratic rights . |